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Basic Consumer Health Information about Planning for Pregnancy and Contraception, Including Traditional Methods, Barrier Methods, Hormonal Methods, Permanent Methods, Future Methods, Emergency Contraception, and Birth Control Choices for Women at Each Stage of Life
Along with Statistics, Glossary, and Sources of Additional Information
Family planning covers a wide range of issues related to pregnancy and contraception as well as how best to plan and prepare for having a family. The basic, straightforward information presented in Family Planning Sourcebook can help men and women deal with such concerns as methods of contraception and avoiding unwanted pregnancy. It also provides guidance on factors to consider when planning a family, why you should plan, and how to prepare for pregnancy.
Family Planning Sourcebook contains articles and documents that are written in non-technical language for the layperson. Material appearing in this volume has been collected from several government agencies, professional organizations, and periodicals. All of the material has been organized by topic and fully indexed for ease of reference.
The book's 65 articles are arranged in 11 major parts:
- Planning Your Family - provides basic information on planning a family, including parenting at a later age and adoption
- Special Family Planning Issues - covers special topics such as infertility, unplanned pregnancy, teenagers and pregnancy, and contraceptive choices for women in different age groups, among others
- An Overview of Contraception
- Traditional Methods of Contraception
- Barrier Methods of Contraception
- Hormonal Methods of Contraception
- Permanent Methods of Contraception
- Emergency Contraception
- Abortion
- Future Methods of Contraception
- Additional Help and Information - includes a glossary of family planning terms and a directory of family planning information resources. All contact data has been fully verified and includes web site and e-mail addresses as available.
- Completing the book is a comprehensive index.
See also Pregnancy and Birth Sourcebook.
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Edited by Amy Marcaccio Keyzer. Charts and Tables. Index. List $95.00
503 Pages. 978-0-7808-0379-4. 2001. $85.00.
What reviewers are saying . . . "Recommended for public, health, and undergraduate libraries as part of the circulating collection." - E-Streams, March 2002
"Information is presented in an unbiased, readable manner, and the sourcebook will certainly be a necessary addition to those public and high school libraries where Internet access is restricted or otherwise problematic." - American Reference Books Annual, 2002
"Will prove valuable to any library seeking to maintain a current, comprehensive reference collection of health resources." - The Bookwatch, August 2001
"Recommended reference source." - Booklist, American Library Association, October 2001
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